Brain Health Together: A Live-Streaming Group-Based Digital Program

Prior treatment

• Currently in another research study that could confound results of this study (e.g., drug study or other study to improve brain health)
• Previous participation in Moving Together or Brain Health Together

Other illness

• Alzheimer's disease or dementia
• \- Major neurological disorder (e.g., Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis, amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
• Schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder
• Autism or autism spectrum disorder
• Major mood or anxiety disorder that is not well-controlled (e.g., symptoms of depression or anxiety that made it hard to do daily tasks in past 6 months)
• Severe vision or hearing impairment (e.g., unable to see and hear well enough to watch a movie on TV);
• Stroke or heart attack in the past 12 months
• Limited life expectancy (e.g., enrolled in hospice, undergoing cancer treatment)
  • If participants are not sure about certain conditions, they will be asked to describe their condition, and the research team will determine whether they meet eligibility criteria or not.

Other

• Candidates meeting any of the exclusion criteria will not be eligible to participate.
• Fracture of spine ("compression fracture") in the past 12 months
• Vertigo or severe dizziness in the past 12 months
• Physical limitation that would restrict ability to participate (e.g., use wheelchair or walker to get around home, unable to stand up from sitting without assistance)

• English language fluency;\*
• live in U.S.;
• cognitive decline (subjective cognitive decline OR diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment in the past 12 months)
• ready to make lifestyle changes to improve brain health;
• have 2 or more brain health risk factors (e.g., low physical activity, depression, hypertension, diabetes, etc)
• have a desktop or laptop computer or iPad/tablet with a video camera;
• have broadband internet access;
• able to participate in online, live-streaming classes with two-way video